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By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The foster mother of a 10-year-old girl, whose disappearance sparked a massive search before her body was found across state lines nearly two weeks later, has been charged with murder, Philadelphia officials said Thursday.Malayshia Alford was last seen alive at her home in West Philadelphia on October 22. Four

By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — State and local leaders have strongly condemned a protest planned for this weekend in Philadelphia that targets Jewish-owned businesses, calling it antisemitic and unacceptable.Several local activist groups promoted the protest, which is expected Sunday as a bicycle “boycott ride” past Jewish-owned restaurants in the city’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. The

By Dalia Faheid, Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is commuting every death sentence in his state to a sentence of life in prison without parole – nearly eight years after declaring a moratorium on executions.“My decision today comes after nearly three decades of openly opposing state-sanctioned executions

By Andy Rose, and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A US Postal Service employee has been charged with attempted murder after police say she shot two of her coworkers at a large post office near downtown Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday morning, and investigators are still searching for her motive.A third person — also a

CNN By Joe Sutton, Ray Sanchez, Taylor Galgano, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — A man who owed $2,500 to Citibank crashed a car into the bank complex near Tampa on Wednesday and fatally shot the first employee he saw, before being stopped by a security guard in an exchange of gunfire, law enforcement said Thursday.

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 4 miles separated a piece of a Learjet’s tail from the burning crater gouged into the pavement where the aircraft came down.The plane, carrying nine people including a couple with children, plunged 35,000 feet, nose-first, into a South Florida roadway on Sunday afternoon. The aircraft was reduced to

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani secured a significant win Wednesday after a panel of Brooklyn appellate judges ruled his administration can resume plans to collect a new tax on high-end second homes.The policy, also known as the “pied-à-terre tax,” is a key part of Mamdani’s affordability agenda

By Joe Sutton, Ray Sanchez, Taylor Galgano, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — A man who owed $2,500 to Citibank crashed a car into the bank complex near Tampa on Wednesday and fatally shot the first employee he saw, before being stopped by a security guard in an exchange of gunfire, law enforcement said Thursday.The gunman,

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and two others were injured when a small helicopter crashed Wednesday morning off Key Biscayne, Florida, the US Coast Guard said, leaving the aircraft upside down with just its landing skids visible in the water near Miami.The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office tapped a former federal prosecutor experienced in sex crime cases to lead the criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University.Jacqueline Kelly, a Cornell graduate, will have decision-making authority to investigate claims made by Jane Doe, a former Cornell student who

By Chris Boyette, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A single Powerball ticket in New Jersey has won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in Wednesday’s drawing, the company said Thursday.The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56, and red Powerball 21, with a Power Play multiplier of 2x.The winner has

By Elise Hammond Several candidates have made history with their projected wins in tonight’s midterms. Here’s a look: Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to become the first Black governor of Georgia, the first female governor of Georgia and the first female Black governor in US history. Bottoms, who also served in the Biden administration, beat

By Fredreka Schouten Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will win Georgia’s gubernatorial race and become the first Black female governor in U.S. history, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. The former Atlanta major also will make Georgia history as the first African American and the first woman elected to the role. Bottoms faced an onslaught of advertising from

By Katherine Koretski Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, making history as the first out gay man to be elected to the chamber. Pappas fended off a closely watched bid from GOP former Sen. John E. Sununu, who held the seat before being ousted by retiring

By Steve Contorno Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff will win reelection, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defending a crucial Democratic seat that Republicans once considered a top pick-up opportunity. Ossoff’s victory in a state President Donald Trump carried two years ago is all but certain to further fuel speculation about the Democrat’s political future. He is the

By Dalia Faheid, Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A nine-day, three-state manhunt for a convicted murderer who fled both by foot and with two stolen vehicles came to an end Wednesday when the Tennessee prison escapee got stuck in the mud in Missouri and was captured.Jacob Morley was serving a

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — It took about 90 seconds for a routine report of ice and turbulence to be replaced by a desperate “Mayday, mayday!” and then silence, as a private jet plunged more than 27,000 feet over the course of one minute toward a Florida roadway.Inside, a pilot and promising

By Emma Tucker, Isa Mudannayake, CNN (CNN) — The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of running over an undocumented immigrant from Mexico with a vehicle was released on a $30,000 bond Monday after appearing in court for a bond hearing, according to his attorney.A grand jury indicted Mario Alberto Morales Friday on a

By Holly Yan, Aaron Cooper, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — In the blink of an eye, a private jet plummeting 450 feet per second nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board.“It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “It looked like

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — The judge overseeing the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children, said Monday he would like to schedule her retrial for March – though prosecutors remained non-committal about whether they plan to retry her on first-degree murder charges.Prosecutor Jennifer

By Eduardo Cuevas, Isa Mudannayake, Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations.One mass shooting in California occurred as people went to get last-minute costumes at Spirit Halloween,

CNN By Holly Yan, Aaron Cooper, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — In the blink of an eye, a private jet plummeting 450 feet per second nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board. “It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “It

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A teacher hailed as a hero for her quick action to help stop the gunman who carried out the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, last month is speaking out about her experience as the community prepares to send its children back to the school.“It all happened so fast, and

By Karina Tsui, Martin Goillandeau, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and eight others injured in two nearby shootings, just minutes apart, after a college football game in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, officials said.Multiple shots rang out in the 400 block of Graymont Avenue near Legion Field beginning around 7:50

By Andy Rose, Graham Hurley, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When Alex Wittlin makes the 6-mile drive home every day from his workplace near Atlanta, 22 eyes follow him.On May 3, something else was following him: police cars with their sirens on.Spotting the lights less than a mile from his home, Wittlin turned onto a side

By Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan man was arrested Friday and charged with making threats against FBI Director Kash Patel, federal prosecutors announced.Anthony Daniel Palazzolo, 42, of Chesterfield Township, is accused of writing Facebook messages threatening to kill Patel and an associate earlier in October, according to the office of US Attorney Jerome

By Sydney Bishop, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and six others injured after a shooting inside a shopping mall at a Spirit Halloween store in Fairfield, California, on Friday night, police said.Fairfield Police identified the person killed as Constance Hages, 31, whom family members said was pregnant at the time of

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — October 14 wasn’t the first time Carolyn Marvin put herself in front of an autonomous delivery robot. It had become, since the wheeled little food vessels were unleashed upon certain parts of Philadelphia, a habit for the 78-year-old: standing in front of one of the robots when she encountered

CNN By Chris Boyette, Isabel Rosales, Julianna Bragg, Vivian Phillips, Holly Yan (CNN) — A convicted murderer who escaped a Tennessee prison last weekend had already crossed state lines before prison officials alerted external law enforcement agencies, according to District Attorney Danny Goodman Jr. Jacob Morley had been in Marion, Illinois, by 4:40 a.m. Monday,